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BREAKING: Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu has won his treason case against the Government. The Supreme Court of Tanzania has acquitted him of all ...

IN SHORT: Ignore scam “recruitment programmes” using the likeness of South African retail giant Mr Price. The company advises users to always verify the authenticity of communications. According to ...

Graphic falsely claims Kenya’s Ruto planned to support late opposition veteran Odinga’s 2027 bid for president ...

IN SHORT: A graphic appearing to quote Kenya’s president William Ruto claims that he planned to support deceased veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga as president in the 2027 general election. But ...

IN SHORT: Photos circulating on South African social media claim to show a Johannesburg city street before and after “foreigners” were removed from it. But the image used to show the transformed ...

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According to International Monetary Fund estimates of gross government debt (% of GDP), the least indebted are Libya, Botswana and Equatorial Guinea, all at under 25%.

South Africa has one of the world’s highest femicide rates. The UNODC recorded the global female homicide rate at roughly 2.2 per 100,000 in 2021. In 2022, South Africa's femicide rate was 12.2 per ...

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As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, online claims about their contribution to farming back home went viral. But much like the refugee narrative itself, any numbers ...